CBS reports: A Western Michigan woman is facing up to 20 years in prison in connection to a “nurse imposter” case where she is accused of using a real nurse’s identity to obtain jobs as a registered nurse, officials said. […] According to the indictment, Gallarzo allegedly used the Michigan licensing number and the name…
FBI: Dual ransomware attack victims now get hit within 48 hours
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The FBI has warned about a new trend in ransomware attacks where multiple strains are deployed on victims’ networks to encrypt systems in under two days. FBI’s warning comes in the form of a Private Industry Notification prompted by trends observed starting July 2023. The federal law enforcement agency explains that ransomware affiliates…
Ransomware attack impacts 21 Pinal County school districts
Ford Hatchett reports: Pinal County schools confirmed to ABC15 Thursday night their data processing service consortium was attacked over the weekend, putting paychecks in jeopardy for some school employees this week throughout the 21 districts in the county. Read more at abc15. h/t, @douglevin
Building automation giant Johnson Controls hit by ransomware attack
Lawrence Abrams reports: Johnson Controls International has suffered what is described as a massive ransomware attack that encrypted many of the company devices, including VMware ESXi s […] Yesterday, a source told BleepingComputer that Johnson Controls suffered a ransomware attack after initially being breached at its Asia offices. BleepingComputer has since learned that the company…
Sale of Waterbury, Rockville, Manchester hospitals in doubt as Yale New Haven officials raise concerns
Eric Bedner reports: The $400 million sale of Waterbury, Rockville, and Manchester hospitals to Yale New Haven Health is in jeopardy as officials from the latter group are raising concerns about the condition of the hospitals they are slated to acquire, particularly following a data breach last month. California-based Prospect Medical Holdings — the parent company…
More than 3.8 billion records exposed in DarkBeam data leak
Olivia Powell reports: More than 3.8 billion records have been exposed after digital protection firm DarkBeam left an interface containing the exposed records unprotected. The leak was discovered on September 18 by CEO of cyber security news site SecurityDiscovery, Bob Diachenko, who alerted DarkBeam to the leak. The digital protection firm immediately addressed the vulnerability…